Some files are not writable by WordPress:

  • What files does WordPress 3.7 need to be writable in order to use the automatic upgrade feature?

    I’ve installed Background Update Tester to check if my website is compatible but I ‘ve got a lot of errors stating that “Some files are not writable by WordPress”.

    Do I need to change the permissions for all of the folders or just for some of them?

    Many thanks!

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  • I get the same report. What should I do? I heard it’s not safe to change file permissions to 777.

    FAIL: Some files are not writable by WordPress:
    wp-settings.php
    wp-cron.php
    wp-comments-post.php
    wp-activate.php
    wp-admin/link-parse-opml.php
    wp-admin/js/editor.js
    wp-admin/js/user-profile.min.js
    wp-admin/js/word-count.min.js
    wp-admin/js/image-edit.js
    wp-admin/js/postbox.min.js
    wp-admin/js/nav-menu.min.js
    wp-admin/js/theme.min.js
    wp-admin/js/custom-header.js
    wp-admin/js/media-upload.js
    wp-admin/js/color-picker.js
    wp-admin/js/iris.min.js
    wp-admin/js/farbtastic.js
    wp-admin/js/comment.js
    wp-admin/js/common.js
    wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.min.js
    …

    Hi Gofe, I found a solution: Just ask your webhost to recompile PHP and change the handler to SuPHP. Before doing this, just make sure you haven’t made any significant manual customizations.

    The problem is because your webhost is not using secure PHP configurations.

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